Additional Provisions Regarding Criminal Procedure — California Penal Code — Complaints Before Magistrates — Persons who are magistrates Date: 15 Sep 2016 TEXT PDF Current through the 2016 Legislative Session The following persons are magistrates: (a) The judges of the Supreme Court. (b) The judges of the courts of appeal. (c) The judges of the superior courts. Ca. Pen. Code § 808 Amended by Stats 2003 ch 62 (SB 600), s 229, eff. 1/1/2004. Amended by Stats 2002 ch 784 (SB 1316), s 529, eff. 1/1/2003.